Brief Life History of Peter
Peter Myers was born on 18 October 1798, in Dutchess, New York, United States. He had at least 2 sons and 3 daughters with Catherine Markle. He lived in Scriba, Oswego, New York, United States in 1865. He died on 19 September 1875, at the age of 76.
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- Peter Myres in household of John Myres, "New York, State Census, 1865"
- Legacy NFS Source: Peter Myers - Cemetery record or headstone: birth-name: Peter Myers
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World Events (7)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1816
Historical Boundaries 1816: Oswego, New York, United States
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
Irish (Tipperary, Limerick and Waterford): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Meidhir ‘descendant of Meidhir’, with post-medieval excrescent -s. Meidhir is a personal name based on meidhir ‘mirth’.
English (northern): variant of Myer , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
English (northern): habitational name from one or more of the minor placenames derived from Middle English mire ‘marsh’ (Old Norse mýrr) in the plural form, such as Melmerby Mire in Melmerby, or Mires in Docker (both Cumbria).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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